Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 23

The fluid leaving the glomerulus has a specific gravity of:

A. 1.005

B. 1.010

C. 1.015

D. 1.020

Step 1 of 2

Glomerulus:

Glomerulus mesh of blood vessels present at the beginning in the structure of nephron (kidney) helps in the filtration of urine.

• The first stage in the filtration process begins at the glomerulus.

• The blood goes into glomerulus by afferent arteriole and lefts via efferent arteriole.

Specific gravity:

• Urine’s specific gravity which is moving out from the glomerulus is 1.010.

• The standard specific gravity of urine is higher than 1.000. If the specific gravity is high, then the concentration of urine is also high.

Therefore, the fluid (urine) which leaves the glomerulus has the specific gravity of “1.010”. Hence, the correct answer is option.